Description
Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka, Op. 214, Johann Strauss II (1825 - 1899), arranged by Paul Burnell for Duet - instrument in Eb, instrument in Bb.
Download comprises both score and parts.
Duration 2:40
Part 1 in Eb (Alto Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Horn)
Part 2 in Bb (Bass Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone, Euphonium)
The arrangement may be suitable for other instruments with the same transpositions.
Score shows parts transposed.
This arrangement is transposed from the original key.
The bracketed semiquaver notes in Part 2 (for example bar 30) are preferred but may be omitted should it be technically difficult to tongue them at the indicated speed.
Programme note:
Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka was composed by Johann Strauss II and first performed in Vienna on 24 November 1858.
'Tritsch-Tratsch' (chit-chat) refers to the Viennese enthusiasm for gossip. Strauss may also have been referencing the burlesque 'Der Tritschtratsch' by the Austrian playwright and actor Johann Nestroy, which premiered in 1833 and was still in the stage repertoire when the polka was written.